Erik K Pelton

MARCH 25, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademark Lessons from Taylor Swift The Eras Tour. And a trademark application has a lot of elements that go into it: the drawing, the description of goods and services, the dates of use, the evidence of use, the ownership. In trademarks, creativity is also an essential key.

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IAM Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2022

Brand owners are advised to weigh up their business needs when deciding whether to file a national application with the CNIPA or for international registration through the Madrid Protocol (designating China).

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IAM Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2022

Brand owners are advised to weigh up their business needs when deciding whether to file a national application with the CNIPA or for international registration through the Madrid Protocol (designating China).

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of our video Trademark Refusal: Genericness. Once you apply for a trademark at the USPTO, there are numerous grounds on which your mark can be refused registration, one of which is a claim that your mark is generic. The takeaway is, when you’re choosing a name, be creative.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied OpenAI’s applications to trademark “ChatGPT” and “GPT.” The Final Office Action states, “Registration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes a feature, function, or characteristic of applicant’s goods and services.”. By: AEON Law

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 6, 2024

Federal trademark registration is typically unavailable for goods and services related to the sale of cannabis. A recent case in California, The Holding Company LLC v.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

The Court of the European Union denied the registration of the trademark “PABLO ESCOBAR” filed by Escobar Inc. to identify multiple types of goods and services, including fragrances, food, financial and legal services.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 14, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Most Valuable Trademark Features of the USPTO Website. Patent and Trademark Office has a very robust website that has tons of useful information? TEAS stands for the Trademark Electric Application System (T-E-A-S acronym). This stands for Trademark Status and Document Retrieval.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Why Restaurants Need Trademark Protection. I’ve been blessed to work with filing more than 200 trademark applications for restaurant services. Most restaurants do not have registered trademarks. I love restaurants for many reasons.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 14, 2021

A new report from the Department of Commerce, the agency of which the USPTO is a part, was released last week following its ” audit of the United States Patent and trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) efforts to improve the accuracy of the trademark register” that began in April of 2020. counsel rule.

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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of our video The Importance of International Trademark Registration. We are often asked, “Why should I apply to register my trademark in other countries?” 21 If you have an online business and you’re offering products or services that are going to be long term.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 27, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video What is a Presentation Copy of a Trademark Registration? One of the recent changes at the USPTO in 2022 was the transition to electronic registration certificates. Check the USPTO website on how to order a certified copy of your registration.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Normally, a trademark is tied to a particular product or service. You don’t register a trademark in a vacuum without specifying the goods or services under the mark. A house mark is an exception to this general rule in that it identifies the provider of a wide variety of goods or services.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video State vs. Federal Trademark Registration. When we’re dealing with the world of trademarks, more than 99% of the time we’re dealing with federal trademark protection with the USPTO, which extends to all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and US territories.

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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As a small business law firm, we have taken our own advice and we have more than a dozen trademark registrations in our name (17 registrations as of fall 2022). One of our recent registrations is for Trademarkive® , the name of our online collection featuring some of our most valuable content on key trademark topics.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

trademark registration for your trademark on goods or services for your business. Can your trademark registration be cancelled with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office based on it being invalid? Can you file anything to strengthen your trademark registration against invalidation?

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 27, 2024

Trademarks allow consumers to distinguish between products and services of one business and those of another, making them a most valuable business asset. However, that asset’s value is closely tied to the extent to which an owner can claim exclusivity over a trademark through registration. By: Smart & Biggar

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Stephen further stated that he was in the process of registering the word for advertising and media business with the aim of providing marketing, branding, and related services, there was a lot of interest in the possibility of registering such a term. Should it not be the chant that may be copyright-protected as a musical work?]

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 9, 2023

Why register your trademark in a foreign country? While I’ve discussed how to file foreign trademark applications , let’s dig into the why question. That means a US trademark registration does not provide the trademark owner with rights outside the United States. Be careful with online services.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 4, 2024

trademark application for your trademark on goods or services for your business and a term or wording in the trademark is descriptive of your goods or services. Should you always agree to the disclaimer because your trademark application will be passed onto publication? Suppose you have a pending U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 6, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today denied Apple’s June request that the court rehear a decision that effectively canceled the tech company’s application to register the trademark APPLE MUSIC. s application to register the mark APPLE MUSIC. s application to register the mark APPLE MUSIC.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Trademark reexamination: A new way of attacking registrations Back in the old days, you had to file a TTAB cancellation in order to cancel a trademark registration for lack of use. What if you simply wanted to cancel a trademark registration based on nonuse without going through all the expense and effort of litigation?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Need for Protection of Personal Name Harnessing a renowned person’s name in marketing not only seizes the public’s attention but also kindles curiosity, generating interest in the associated products and services.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 13, 2023

A trademark is used to set one trader’s products and services apart from another. Trademark means: A trademark is a right that is granted for a letter, number, word, phrase, sound, smell, shape, logo, picture and/or aspect of packaging. The more successful a business is the more valuable the trademark becomes.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office amended its service standards for trademarks to better reflect the length of the current trademark registration process. By: Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

What does trademark allowance rate mean? With so many options for trademark filing services, how do you compare one trademark service to another? One way to determine a trademark attorney’s track record is to look at the trademark allowance rate. How do we calculate this approval rating?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Over the years, some businesses and individuals have attempted to trademark the phrase ‘Taco Tuesday’ for various purposes. Similarly, in the early 1980s, Taco John’s, a regional fast-food chain based in Wyoming, filed an application for registration of the trademark ‘Taco Tuesday’. In re Monday Night Ventures LLC, Serial.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In a non-precedential decision1 the Federal Circuit upheld the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (“TTAB”) decision affirming that the mark “Everybody vs Racism” is not registrable as it fails to function as a trademark. By: Haug Partners LLP

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This means that no one else can use the same or a confusingly similar mark in relation to the same or similar goods or services without the owner’s permission. The process for registering a trademark in India begins with the filing of an application with the Intellectual Property India (IPI), the national trademark office.

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Sander Law

JULY 20, 2022

Differences Trademark Registration in US and Canada. The process of registering a trademark in the US is slightly different than in Canada. The following are some differences in the trademark registration process between the two countries. Use before registration. Canadian and US Trademark Registration.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In June 2015, Apple began using the mark APPLE MUSIC for its streaming services and filed a trademark application seeking to register the mark for production and distribution of sound recordings and arranging, organizing, conducting, and presenting live musical performances. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In 2021, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board cancelled Great Concepts, LLC’s trademark registration for the mark DANTANNA’S for restaurant services under Section 14, after finding that counsel for the Registrant committed fraud by signing a false Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability under Sections 8 & 15.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 12, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark MRS. COLORADO , finding that Respondent Abundance Productions had not used the mark in commerce in connection with "Entertainment in the nature of beauty pageants" on or before the filing date of the underlying application. Emphasis supplied]. Intermed Comms.,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

Federal trademark registration is typically unavailable for goods and services related to the sale of cannabis. THC also owns a California state trademark registration for its WHAM! trademark on the packaging of its cannabis products. Federal trademark registration provides nationwide rights.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’S) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled that the “doctrine of foreign equivalents” is a guideline rather than an absolute rule and may not apply to trademarks that combine English and foreign words. In In re DBMG, LLC, Application No. 90185762 (T.T.A.B. 90185762 – 2 –.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

trademark registration for your trademark on goods or services for your business. Can your trademark registration be cancelled with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office based on it being invalid? Can you file anything to strengthen your trademark registration against invalidation?

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Has your trademark application received a Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion rejection? So your trademark application has been refused registration on the basis that your mark is confusingly similar to at least one registered mark. slight differences in the marks and goods/services.

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